MICCAI Industrial Talk: Real-World Lessons from Deploying AI... Nov. 26, 2025

Topic: Real-World Lessons from Deploying AI for Population-Scale Chest X-Ray Screening
Speaker: Dr. Ronnie Rajan, Vice President of AI & Applied Sciences at M42
Abstract: Despite remarkable progress in medical imaging AI research, only a small number of models have been deployed safely and responsibly in clinical operations. M42’s AIRIS-TB is a screening tool designed to automate reporting of normal chest X-rays in large-scale TB screening programs, addressing the redundancy inherent to low-prevalence workflows. This talk will outline the model’s development, calibration to achieve near-zero TB false-negative rates, and integration across screening centers. Beyond technical details, it will share lessons in addressing data imbalance, selecting clinically meaningful metrics, navigating regulatory uncertainties, building clinician trust, and driving adoption, offering a grounded view of what responsible, real-world AI deployment in healthcare looks like.

Biography: Dr. Ronnie Rajan is the Vice President of AI & Applied Sciences at M42, a global health organization harnessing artificial intelligence, technology, and genomics to transform healthcare. A physician with over eight years of clinical experience and a postgraduate degree specializing in AI and clinical data science from IIT Kharagpur, India, he has over seven years of experience bridging medicine and data science to enable the responsible adoption of AI in healthcare. At M42, he leads AI research and development across natural language processing, large language models, medical imaging, and genomics, advancing the translation of cutting-edge AI research into clinically meaningful applications.